Official: British Basketball Federation goes into liquidation, GBBL assessing legal options Sport Business The British Basketball Federation has gone into liquidation, blaming “a significant and unanticipated reduction in income and unforeseen expenditure”. The BBF said it had been unable to meet its liabilities and had appointed insolvency firm Begbies Traynor to assist in placing it in liquidation. It follows a damaging legal battle with Super League Basketball over [...]
Sports Minister ‘deeply concerned’ at British basketball governance crisis Sport Business Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock says she is “deeply concerned” by the governance crisis in British basketball that has seen the men’s national team frozen out of the world game. The sanction was announced on Monday by international governing body Fiba, which has suspended the British Basketball Federation’s membership after electing to intervene in its long-running [...]
BBF chair Grant’s exit won’t affect new basketball league plan, says GBBL Sport Business GBBL, the US-led operator set to launch a new British basketball league, insists it still plans to go ahead despite Chris Grant’s resignation as chair of the national governing body. Grant helmed the tender process that led to GBBL, fronted by former NBA and Euroleague executive Marshall Glickman, obtaining a 15-year licence – sparking a [...]
Super League Basketball season gets green light after visa breakthrough August 7, 2025 Super League Basketball clubs plan to begin their new season next month after overcoming a block on obtaining visas for overseas players that had stymied their recuitment. The hold up came when the British Basketball Federation terminated SLB’s licence and refused to sign off on governing body endorsements (GBEs) required for the visas. After weeks [...]
Exclusive: British Basketball Federation defends deadline extension for GBBL August 7, 2025 The British Basketball Federation says it was “entirely appropriate” to extend the deadline for GBBL, the company which will take over the licence to run the top-tier league next year, to prove it had the guaranteed capital required. GBBL, fronted by former NBA executive Marshall Glickman, was originally mandated to demonstrate it had £15.5m in [...]
Inside SLB v BBF: Top lawyers, bitter barbs and the European Super League August 2, 2025 Next week lawyers representing Super League Basketball clubs will lodge their response to a counter-claim from the British Basketball Federation, the latest move in a High Court legal battle that is giving the sport much-needed attention but for all the wrong reasons. In a nutshell, the BBF has stripped SLB of its licence to run [...]
NBA Europe: Basketball chiefs meeting investors in London July 29, 2025 NBA chiefs are in town this week to hold talks with potential investors in its planned European league and a potential London franchise, according to reports. Commissioner Adam Silver and deputy Mark Tatum are set to meet with private equity firms, investment banks, sovereign wealth funds, government officials and basketball clubs during a European roadshow, [...]
BBF hits back and counter-sues SLB in British basketball bloodbath July 24, 2025 The British Basketball Federation is counter-suing Super League Basketball in a further escalation of the bitter in-fighting blighting the domestic game. The BBF filed its defence this week against SLB’s High Court claim, which accuses the governing body of abusing its position by preventing clubs from running their league. In its counterclaim, the BBF argues [...]
Super League Basketball steps up season plans despite BBF legal row July 21, 2025 Super League Basketball (SLB) chiefs have announced further ticket sales for next season despite the campaign being threatened by a legal battle with the British Basketball Federation (BBF). SLB says its men’s and women’s Trophy Finals will take place at Birmingham’s Utilta Arena on 1 February 2026, with tickets set to be made available via [...]
Fiba ‘monitoring’ dispute tearing British basketball apart July 11, 2025 World governing body Fiba says it is “monitoring developments” in British basketball amid the civil war threatening the future of both the BBF and SLB. Super League Basketball has begun legal action against the British Basketball Federation over the removal of SLB’s licence to run the domestic top flight and what it sees as anti-competitive [...]
